NHTSA Recall 12V099000
NHTSA Campaign Id 12V099000; Date: Mar. 13, 2012
An insecure installation of a child restraint can increase the risk of injury to a child during a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2009 Subaru Forester; 2010 Subaru Forester; 2011 Subaru Forester; 2012 Subaru Forester
Component: Seat Belts:rear
Manufactured by: Subaru Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 326,014
Recall Summary:
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 forester vehicles manufactured from November 26, 2007, through March 13, 2012. The automatic locking retractor in the seat belt assemblies located in the rear center seating of the affected vehicles do not meet lockability requirements and fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, �occupant crash protection. � specifically, the assemblies may not permit proper installation and secure attachment of a child restraint in that seating position.
How to Fix:
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear center seat belt assembly with a newly modified automatic locking retractor, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed on March 26, 2012. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783.
Recall Notes:
Subaru's recall campaign number is wqa-37. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 26, 2012
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